Hooch or hootch may refer to:

Places

Chattahoochee River The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...

, United States watercourse nicknamed "The Hooch"

People

Hooch (surname) Hooch, as a surname, may refer to the following fictional characters: * Rolanda Hooch The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the '' Harry Potter'' books written by J. K. Rowling. The staff and their p ...

, a list of fictional characters surnamed Hooch *

De Hooch De Hooch was the surname of a number of Dutch Golden Age painters of unknown relationship. Their names are frequently spelled De Hoogh as well, and the modern spelling of their name would be De Hoog. Pieter de Hooch is by far the best known amongs ...

, a list of Dutch painters surnamed de Hooch *

Brad Daugherty (basketball) Bradley Lee Daugherty (born October 19, 1965), nicknamed "Big Dukie" and "The Hooch", is an American former professional basketball player, analyst, and co-owner of NASCAR Cup Series team JTG Daugherty Racing. He played college basketball for t ...

, “The Hooch” being one of his nicknames

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

*Hooch, the titular dog character in the film ''

Turner & Hooch ''Turner & Hooch'' is a 1989 American buddy cop comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Beasley the Dog as the eponymous characters respectively. The film also co-stars Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson and Reginald VelJohnson. It was directed by Rog ...

'' (1989), starring Tom Hanks

Songs

* "Hooch", a song by Everything, considered to be the band's signature song * "Hooch", a song from Kelis' album ''

Food Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is inge ...

'' * "Hooch", a song on the Melvins' album ''

Houdini Harry Houdini (, born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American escape artist, magic man, and stunt performer, noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his spiritual master, French magician ...

'' (1993) * "Hooch", a song from Sum 41's album ''

Does This Look Infected? ''Does This Look Infected?'' is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41. It was released on November 26, 2002. It is their only album to feature a Parental Advisory label on the cover, despite the fact that other albums by the band ...

'' * "The Hooch", a song from Travis Scott's album ''

Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight ''Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight'' is the second studio album by American rapper Travis Scott. It was released on September 2, 2016, through Grand Hustle Records and distributed by Epic Records. It exclusively premiered through Travis Scott and ...

Food and drinks

* Hooch, liquid produced during the making of

sourdough starter Sourdough or sourdough bread is a bread made by the fermentation of dough using wild lactobacillaceae and yeast. Lactic acid from fermentation imparts a sour taste and improves keeping qualities. History In the ''Encyclopedia of Food Microbio ...

Hooper's Hooch Hooper's Hooch (often simply referred to as Hooch) is an alcopop that was most popular during the mid-1990s. The name ''Hoopers'' refers to William Hooper (chemist), William Hooper, inventor of the hot water bottle and manufacturer of lemonade in ...

, a 1990s brand of alcopop (spirit cooler) *

Hoosh Hoosh (occasionally spelt hooch) is a thick stew made from pemmican (a mix of dried meat, fat, and cereal) or other meat, thickener such as ground biscuits, and water. It was the common food of early twentieth century Antarctic expeditions, used ...

or Hooch, a stew made from water, biscuits, and pemmican * Hooch, a colloquial term for an alcoholic

distilled beverage Liquor (or a spirit) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar, that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. Other terms for liquor include: spirit drink, distilled beverage or hard li ...

Moonshine Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...

, illicit distilled spirits

Other uses

* Hooch or hootch, Korean War and Vietnam War slang for a thatched hut or improvised living space (e.g., inside a sand-bagged bunker or improved "foxhole") * Hootch, military slang for tarpaulin {{disambig